Drought — Merced and Madera, California

2021-06-01 to 2021-06-30 · Merced and Madera, California

Event narrative

The Merced and Madera area in the San Joaquin Valley was classified as being in an extreme drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.

Wider weather episode

Nearly all of the central California Interior continued to be classified as being in an extreme or exceptional drought by the end of June, 2021 due to a long term precipitation deficit. As of June 30, 2021, most of the impacted area has received less than 50% of normal precipitation since July 1, 2020.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 959254. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.